BoI agrees with DEF estimates

(ANSA) - Rome, April 21 - The Bank of Italy said Tuesday that the forecasts for 2015 and 2016 in the government's economic blueprint, the economic and financial document (DEF), were "plausible" while adding that there were short-term risk factors, including uncertainty about Greece's situation. "The uncertainty about the outcome of the negotiations on the Greek government's adjustment programme remain high and may induce volatility into the financial conditions," the Bank of Italy said in a report to a Senate hearing on the DEF.